This is an analysis of the poem I Dag Med Haand Og Mund Til Giæst that begins with:

I Dag med Haand og Mund til Giæst
Os Himlens Konge byder,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XbXb bXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 110110 10110101 11110 11111101 11110 11110111 1101110 1101111 010101 1111001 010111 11111100 100110 1110111 1111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og is repeated.

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  • summary of I Dag Med Haand Og Mund Til Giæst;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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